Opinion

By Omar Radwan There has been much concern in Israel recently about alleged efforts by individuals and groups in the West to "de-legitimise" Israel. The Reut Institute, an Israeli...

By Yoseph OudaSince the declaration of the state of Israel in 1948, Israel has exercised racist policies against minorities living within its borders. This naturally contravenes the democratic principles...

The Israeli newspaper "Yediot Ahronot" reports on the disappearance of one of the individuals whose name appears on the list of those thought to have perpetrated the assassination of...

By Gideon LevyIsrael's bigwigs attacked at dawn on a wide front.. The president in Germany, the prime minister with a giant entourage in Poland, the foreign minister in Hungary,...

Boycotts don't work. At least that's what we are told by Israel's apologists whenever the topic of a cultural, academic or trade boycott is mentioned. It was with great...

It is no secret that the power struggle within Israeli politics has taken a sharp turn recently. The picture is not bright for the Israelis as the conflict's intensity...

Dr Azmi Bishara Jerusalem has changed drastically in recent decades. There is no doubt that anyone who was born there before 1967 and went to visit today would find...

By Senussi Bsaikri Although its major offensive on the Gaza Strip ended in January, Israel's sporadic attacks have not stopped. Early last Sunday Israeli aircrafts launched raids on targets...

By Senussi Bsaikri Media and human rights sources have expressed their outrage at the teshuvah (Jewish legal opinion, literally a "response") of the Israeli Sanhedrin (Rabbis' council) to kill...

It might have seemed like just another United Nations report among the hundreds cranked out every year, and just another UN resolution from the international resolution factory. But to...

The overwhelming majority of officers who attended the Annual Conference of High Officers in the Israeli army convened recently, are religious Zionists. Former director of the Israeli Defence Forces...

On 9th November 1989, the wall that had divided East and West Germany for more than 28 years was finally torn down. The creation of the Berlin Wall had...

by Maidhc Ó Cathail(Wednesday, October 28, 2009) "The influence the Israel Lobby wields in Washington has ensured that the United States has long been complicit in Israel's barbarism. And...

A Crisis in U.S. / Israeli Relations? Sure. But…Why Israel Always Prevails By Jeffrey Blankroft If the State Department had issued travel advisory warnings to US government officials about...

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, pre-empted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the annual conference of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) by warning of the consequences...

The UK is "only a bit-part player in the Middle East", says Jewish Chronicle editor.The move yesterday by the British Government to expel an Israeli diplomat, who is also...

The current rise in tension – or breakdown of the close relationship, take your pick – between the US and Israel is taking up a lot of news space,...

By Khalid Amayreh No catalogue of Israeli oppression and persecution of the Palestinian people can be complete without the ongoing plight of the villagers of Tuwani in the southern...

By Michel Nseir The Christian community in the Holy Land is protesting against the denial of freedom of worship by the Israeli occupation police during the forthcoming Easter celebrations....

Jordan plans to sue the Israeli authorities internationally for its violations of the rights of the occupied city of Jerusalem and the holy sites in Palestine, the most recent...

By Dr Mohamed Saleh Mesfer   The Arab summit held in Sirte, Libya, from 27-29th of March, was preceded by speculation as to whether it was going to be held...

There has been a prolonged and concerted campaign to discredit anyone who is brave enough to speak out against the Zionist policies of Israel. The list of academics, lawyers,...

By Dr. Buthayna Shaaban The pain of the Arab people across the Middle East continues to increase, but it does not attract the attention of world leaders, or prick...

It is no exaggeration to say that Israel is facing a major crisis, the causes of which go back to the creation of the state in 1948. Actions taken...

Contrasting with the general pessimism, the 77 year old Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, continues to believe in the harmonious cohabitation with Islam.By Laurent Grzybowski What is the situation for Christians...

"The state of Israel will … foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants; it will be based on freedom, justice and peace as...

By Khalid Amayreh "You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, and...

In this excerpt from his new book, Finkelstein dissects the PR effort to cover up the inhuman acts committed by Israel's massive offensive in the Gaza strip in 2009. ...

By Bilal Al-HassanA new plan has emerged from Israel that realigns the Zionist state from being an aggressive occupier to being a partner with its Arab neighbours. In a...

Anat Kamm: Spy or whistleblower?By Jonathan Cook, What is misleadingly being called in Israel the "Anat Kamm espionage affair" is quickly revealing the dark underbelly of a nation that...

On this year's Land Day, tens of thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel marched in Sakhnin, an Israeli city in the Lower Galilee, to protest against past and present...

Ramallah: An oasis of prosperity that is the exception, not the rule The West Bank, we are led to believe, is seeing an upsurge in prosperity; a boost in...